Casey Stoner leaves hospital after wrist operation

Casey Stoner underwent successful surgery on his wrist on Thursday, at
the Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico in Modena. Antonio
Landi, Specialist in Orthopaedic Surgery and Hand Surgery, was assisted
by arthroscopic specialist Dr Luigi...

Casey Stoner underwent successful surgery on his wrist on Thursday, at
the Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico in Modena. Antonio
Landi, Specialist in Orthopaedic Surgery and Hand Surgery, was assisted
by arthroscopic specialist Dr Luigi Pederzini and by Dr Norman Della
Rosa.

Using arthroscopic surgery, two floating bodies were removed from the
area of the styloid process of the ulna bone (lower arm).

Stoner was treated for pseudoarthrosis on his left scaphoid before the
removal of a staple (which was inserted in Stoner's scaphoid
during an operation in 2003), and a bone graft using the Herbert Bone
Screw System, which is designed to promote early active motion.

Stoner wanted to give his personal thanks to the medical team and also to
Ducati Corse's trusted consultant, Prof. Fabio Catani from the
Rizzoli Hospital in Bologna, who has provided crucial advice and support
over recent months, helping to set up the operation with the team led by
Dr Antonio Landi.

The Australian was discharged this afternoon and will begin his
rehabilitation over the next few days on his return home to Switzerland.